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Business English at Work
© 2003 Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Overview of Parts
of Speech
Recognize the importance of the
Objectives
terminology used
in studying grammar.
Identify nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives,
adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and
interjections.
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PP 2-1
Overview of Parts
of Speech
Why Study Parts of Speech?
1. You may offend people by violating the major
rules of the language.
2. You become a more effective communicator.
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PP 2-2
Overview of Parts
of Speech
Nouns . . .
Name people, places, things, activities, ideas, or
qualities.
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Woman
State
College
Company
Continent
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Lynn
Washington
Piedmont College
America Online
Africa
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Overview of Parts
of Speech
continued
Nouns
People
Activities
Katrina, student, class
walking, keyboarding,
swimming, searching
Place
San Francisco,
highway, school, Ohio
Things
Ideas or Qualities
Promptness, privacy,
motivation, efficiency
books, desks, pens
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Overview of Parts
of Speech
Personal Pronouns . . .
Take the place of nouns.
Noun Substitutes
i
you
he
she
it
we
they
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me
you
him
her
it
us
them
Possessives
my
your
his
her
its
our
their
mine
yours
hers
ours
theirs
PP 2-4
Overview of Parts
of Speech
Verbs . . .
Give your statements power and add meaning.
Three Kinds
Action Verbs - show action.
read buy walk send scrape
Linking Verbs - show a state of being or condition.
am
is
are
was were
Helping Verbs - assist and precede the main verb.
will
are
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had have might
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Overview of Parts
of Speech
Adjectives . . .
Modify nouns and pronouns.
Adjectives answer the questions:
What kind? helpful salesperson, white paper
How many? frequent messages, five days
Which one? innovative excuse, latest report
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Overview of Parts
of Speech
Adverbs . . .
Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Adverbs answer the questions:
In what manner? We work efficiently in the morning.
Where? She moved the deadlines forward.
When? We prepare the summary yearly.
To what extent? He carefully designed the Website.
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Overview of Parts
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Conjunctions . . .
Connect or join words, phrases, or clauses.
Coordinating conjunctions
and
or
but
nor
Cellular phones and pagers can change your life.
Cellular phones or pagers can change your life.
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Overview of Parts
of Speech
Prepositions . . .
Connect words; they show the relationship of
nouns or pronouns and other words in the
sentence.
about
after
at
before
behind
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by
down
from
in
into
near
of
off
on
over
through
to
under
up
with
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Overview of Parts
of Speech
Interjections . . .
Show an emotion or reaction.
Usually are followed by an exclamation mark.
Good!
No Way!
Ouch!
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Great Job!
Oh!
Wow!
Ha!
Oh,
Yes!
Impossible!
Oh No!
Oops!
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Business English at Work
© 2003 Glencoe/McGraw-Hill